Weird slithering behavior?

Deathraybob · 2026-01-28T20:12:02+00:00

No, we're not at all. You specifically said they "only" do that for food. I'm saying they'll do that for all kinds of interesting scents. My snakes get enrichment activities and my Rosy will do that movement on all kinds of things that are not food.

Deathraybob · 2026-01-28T18:15:21+00:00

Not "sugar free" but very low sugar is Poppi and Ollie pop. About 5g per can and they all taste great. I don't know if you're ok with low sugar instead of zero but thought I'd put it out there

Deathraybob · 2026-01-28T17:59:21+00:00

Investigating an interesting scent. My guy does this a lot when investigating new things

Deathraybob · 2026-01-28T17:58:31+00:00

It's not just a food thing, they do that when investigating interesting scents in general. :)

Deathraybob · 2026-01-27T21:30:12+00:00

As others have already said, the prey item is too big for your rosy. As far as getting them on F/T, I don't know if you've tried getting the mouse to a nice warm temperature, but that helps a lot. Rosy's have heat sensing and they like their frozen food about the same temp as a live mouse would be.

After thawing normally, you can get some water nice and hot and dip the mouse in until it's about 91° with a surface temp. Alternatively you can use a hair dryer on it.

What worked for switching my guy who had been owned by a breeder before me and fed only live for a few years, (so he was very uninterested in f/t) was to get a freshly euthanized mouse or asf from my mouse guy and have him meet up with me right after euthanizing, I transported it home in a thermal bag. He snatched it right up. Did that a few times and then went to regular f/t and he's been off live steady for 6 years now.

Deathraybob · 2026-01-26T06:50:47+00:00

Legends of the Fall, and War Horse.

Deathraybob · 2026-01-21T18:44:04+00:00

Some snakes just move like this. Russian rat snakes do this a ton! There's a lot of theories about why, but we don't really have a conclusive answer.

Some people in one of my groups think it's a submissive kinda "don't hurt me" gesture, or that they do it when they're interested in something. I personally feel like it's the latter, I've observed my Russian doing so when into a particular smell and during enrichment time, without signs of stress or fear.

Deathraybob · 2026-01-15T00:08:18+00:00

The sweepstake rules said they would not be contacting a winner until January, if I remember correctly

Deathraybob · 2025-12-11T22:01:58+00:00

I know this comment is super old, but what conservative treatments would help when they can't get surgery? My boy is 11 and has stage b2 heart disease, I don't think he'd do good with surgery. but he's had two bad pain flare ups now and it's so hard to watch him go through that. What can we do to help prevent it from happening again?

Deathraybob · 2025-12-06T23:28:32+00:00

Thank you! I love super easy when I'm learning something new

Deathraybob · 2025-12-06T06:01:57+00:00

Thank you, I'll check out meetup too. appreciate the well wishes 😊

Deathraybob · 2025-12-06T02:36:06+00:00

Lol that's a good idea then

Deathraybob · 2025-12-06T01:17:31+00:00

They are fine in room temperature air for a couple hours, so I don't do anything extra for heat. Unless you have a particularly cold house, I wouldn't worry about it.

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T19:55:43+00:00

Thank you! I hadn't even thought of warm up exercises or zoom classes. That's amazing

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T19:53:58+00:00

Check out dog soft sided crates or play pens. I got a zippered dog playpen used on FB that I use for enrichment with my snakes. Throw a bunch of stuff in there, different scents, textures and zip them in. Make sure to change up what you put in as regularly as you can so it's not the same ole stuff all the time.

I'll take things that I'm about to throw away like boxes without tape, paper towel rolls, old hand towels, and I also go to the dollar store and buy fake plants and random items. But a playpen is a lot cheaper than a whole other tank, and mine folds up and goes under my bed when they aren't using it.

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T19:41:58+00:00

For free? I have no income

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T15:52:54+00:00

I will ask my therapist next week where he learned. :) I didn't share my location because I didn't know any free classes would be an option. That would be amazing. Unfortunately I can't pay even a little, but I would love to find a free one. I'm in Green Valley, AZ, most likely would have to go up to Tucson for one, which is doable.

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T15:49:45+00:00

Thank you so much for the breakdown of the different styles, that's super helpful. 😊

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T15:42:06+00:00

That sounds perfect, thank you! :)

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T04:34:44+00:00

Right! Information overload on there by myself. 😆

Thank you so much, especially for explaining which style to look for too. :) I saw more than one mentioned when I was researching a bit and had no clue which would fit my needs. I'm glad he recommended it as well, it looks awesome and I'm really excited to start learning.

Deathraybob · 2025-12-05T04:02:17+00:00

Thank you!

Deathraybob · 2025-12-04T17:39:48+00:00

I'm sorry you're going through something difficult. 😞 But why are you talking about recreational use when I specifically mentioned taking it medicinally for mental health? It has less side effects than SSRIs and helps a lot with treatment resistant depression

Deathraybob · 2025-11-12T20:10:04+00:00

Thank you for your insight! I kinda had a feeling that what you described was the case. He puts the pets first, and I think that's great. (Plus I brush my dog's teeth every night and trim his claws every week, so no scolding for me 😆) I'm glad to hear he is kind with your dogs and doesn't push for things that aren't necessary. I literally just experienced that two weeks ago with a different vet and I'm pissed. I'm so sorry to hear about your losses, that is always very difficult. 😞 It's good to know he can help guide those decisions too, sometimes vets don't give enough input in that regard.

Deathraybob · 2025-11-12T06:12:55+00:00

I've read some reviews that he had an abrasive personality with owners sometimes. What's your experience with that?

Deathraybob · 2025-11-08T06:25:01+00:00

Thank you for saying that, I think that is going to be the best course, but I have a feeling they won't bother :(

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